Finance & Economics

Zero waste system: Rebuilding capital for a circular economy

The number of zero-waste city projects is growing in Asia. But traditional development capital for waste systems is often misaligned with zero waste approaches. Incineration is the most expensive waste treatment system for construction, maintenance, and operations, compared to composting, recycling, and even landfilling. Tacloban, Philippines, now holds one of the most advanced zero waste systems in the region thanks to public-nonprofit partnership and funding from U.S. State Department and the Plastic Solutions Fund. In January 2019, the European Investment Bank (EIB) published its Circular Economy Guide. The EIB pulled funding from a controversial incinerator project in Belgrade, Serbia because the project would have prevented the country from achieving recycling and circular economy objectives. The failures of the Okhla waste to energy incinerator in New Delhi, India illustrate the challenges that incineration faces. There is a new wave of zero waste-to- energy incineration.

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Europe's one trillion climate finance plan
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Europe's one trillion climate finance plan

The European Green Deal Investment Plan is designed to attract at least one trillion euros of public and private investment over the next decade. Turning the EU into a climate neutral economy by 2050 will require massive investment in clean energy technologies. Only achieving an interim greenhouse.

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'A Massive Victory': BlackRock CEO Promises to Center Climate Change in Investment Strategy
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'A Massive Victory': BlackRock CEO Promises to Center Climate Change in Investment Strategy

Larry Fink, CEO of money management firm BlackRock, announced the company would prioritize the climate crisis in deciding on investments and strategies going forward. The new direction for BlackRock is the result of a hard-fought effort by a group of dedicated activists.

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All you need to know about Financing Energy Efficiency
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All you need to know about Financing Energy Efficiency

Financing Energy Efficiency in Europe is like a map constantly updated by EEIP. It shows and links the different tools, networks and results delivered by the various projects and initiatives in Europe. For business: to identify the nuggets freely available helping your business.

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Best Practices to tackle an investor raise
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Best Practices to tackle an investor raise

Joule Assets Europe is working with project developers and investors. The upcoming LAUNCH lighting raise session offers project developers the opportunity to pitch to each other and provide feedback in front of a live audience. An opportunity to interact with the investors point of view.

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Blockchain will be the next GDPR
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Blockchain will be the next GDPR

Internet of Things (IIoT), big data, blockchain, digital twin technology are all the building blocks of the evolving ecosystem. Potential applications of blockchain technologies could be: markets for certificates of origin, network management and security, electric vehicle charging and coordination.

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) revises energy lending criteria
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) revises energy lending criteria

The European Investment Bank will phase out support to energy projects reliant on fossil fuels. These projects will not be presented for approval to the EIB Board beyond the end of 2020. All the Banks activities in the energy sector will be fully aligned with the Paris.

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Sustainable finance: Simplicity liberates action!
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Sustainable finance: Simplicity liberates action!

Energy efficiency financing is one of the foundations of sustainable financing in the EU. TEG identified 67 activities for sustainable finance and emphasised the urgencies for investments that need speedy energy transition. The key objective is categorisation and simplification of financing and investment.

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EIC Accelerator Fund Investment Guidelines available!
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EIC Accelerator Fund Investment Guidelines available!

The EIC Accelerator Fund is a breakthrough initiative of the European Commission. It is the first of its kind EU intervention in direct equity-type investments in combination with grants (blended finance) Investment Guidelines for Applicants detail the main guiding principles.

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ICP partners made it!
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ICP partners made it!

ICP Europe is tackling two of the main drivers for energy efficiency markets. Investor Ready Energy EfficiencyTM (IREE) certification scheme in local countries. ICP has trained more than 450 Project Developers and Quality Assurance Assessors across Europe on its.

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